Ludwig J. Nachtmann
Distinguished Service Cross
U.S. Army
World War I
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Ludwig J. Nachtmann, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Damvillers, France, November 9, 1918. Sergeant Nachtmann, although seriously wounded, remained at his post and continued to direct the fire from his section under heavy shell fire, until carried away by first-aid men.